Music Collection at Met Gains Permanent Installation
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, about 4000 items, is now permanently displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art thanks to gifts from Mertens' widow. Curator Emanuel Winternitz highlights its breadth, noting 73 year old oversight and notable pieces like three Stradivarius violins and a Cristofori piano in playing condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles A. Smith
New York
Crosby Brown
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Andre Mertens
Mertens
Stradivarius
Cristofori
London
Winternitz
Metropolitan
Emanual Winternitz
Brussels Conservatory
Yale University
John Crosby Brown
Brown
Erard
Hare-in-One With Rabbit Moves Cup at Graaff-Reinet
Golfer Lionel Rowe nearly holed out in five when a newborn rabbit moved in the cup. He placed the baby on the green hoping its mother would find it as spectators watched in Graaff-Reinet South Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graaff-Reinet
South Africa
Lionel Rowe
Rowe
Marriage Records to 1845 and Muster Roll Among Intact Records
The collection includes marriage records up to 1845 and a muster roll preserved among the intact documents. These items provide historical insight into marital demography and military enrollments of the period.
Wheat harvest and visiting guests fill Kirkland page
A special Kirkland report notes visits by Raymond Biggerstaff of Abilene and Charlie Self of California to discuss wheat acreage. Clarence McIntyre visits Chillicothe, Murray Cartlidge returns from Florida, and Henry Storm from Amarillo with Horace Henson’s family visit Kirkland area. Judy L. Rogers becomes United Airlines stewardess after Chicago training. She is Memphis native, daughter of H. G. and Mrs. Rogers, and 1968 Estelline High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Clements
A. 5
Clements
Raymond Biggerstaff
Abilene
Kirkland
Charlie Self
California
Garden Valley
Clarence McIntyre
Chillicothe
Murray Cartlidge
Florida
Henry Storm
Amarillo
Horace Henson
Irving
Oscar Pryor
Jack Christopher
Wichita Falls
Dennis Clements
Childress
Charlene Clements
Decatur
Fort Worth
Judy L. Rogers
United Air Lines
Airline
Chicago
Washington, D. C
Miss Rogers
Memphis
H. G. Rogers
Estelline High School
West Texas State University
Canyon
United
Lancer Homes, Inc
Deeds Restored From Old Red River County Records
The Jaycees and Jaycee-Ettes funded restoration of Spanish deed records from 1835 stored in the basement of the old Red River County Courthouse. The project, supported by the Red River County Historical Record Preservation Fund, may lead to exhibit at Clarksville Public Library.
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Paris
Tex
Red River County Court House
Clarksville Public Library
Red River County
Texas
SBA Honors Bob Price With National Small Business Citation
In a Capitol ceremony on May 23, U S Representative Bob Price received a formal Citation of Recognition from the National Small Business Association and the National Committee for Small Business Tax Reform. Harry Brinkman and Edward Larson presented the award praising Price for backing small business tax simplification and reform efforts.
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Capitol
U.S
Bob Price
National Small Business Association
National Committee For
Representative Price
Harry E. Brinkman
Edward Larson
National Committee
Brinkman
Price
NSB
Congress
Minority deposit plan by ABHMS in minority banks
The American Baptist Home Mission Societies announced a plan to deposit 600000 dollars in banks operated by Black individuals and other minority groups in Washington DC. The move aims to support minority financial institutions and diversify the church’s national banking relationships.
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Washington, D.C
American Baptist Home Mission Societies
Debby Grimes Crowned Cutest Kid at Local Pageant
Debbie Grimes six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Larry Grimes is described with brown hair and brown eyes while finishing first grade. Her grandparents are Mr and Mrs Ray Grimes of Childress and Mr and Mrs T H Stanley of Paducah with great grandmother Mrs Mattie Foreline of Childress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debbie Grimes
Larry Grimes
Debbie
Ray Grimes
Childress
T. H. Stanley
Paducah
Mattie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Women ON the Rise
United Presbyterian Church
United States
LAMAR
Louis Sally
Ox Bow
Nancy Proffitt
Dee Ann Halford
Randy Cheatheam
Wayne Court
Linda Bridges
Anthony Harris
Eddie Skinner
Vance West
Laura Gallagher
Teresa Stanford
Neal Sharp
Marty Morey
Vickie Seal
Jay Morris
Debra Eason
Jimmy Andrews
Darla Lance
Billy Jones
Larry Bailey
Vance Kain
Deborah Walkup
Kdlneth Yount
Sherri Hill
Debbie Klapper
Dana Wright
Kimbra Moore
Karen Ray
Kirkland News
Enecyclopaedia Britannica
Zenith & Magnavox
Norsworthy Music Center
Main St. Vernon, Texas
Jaycees
Jaycee-Elles
SBA
Childress County
John Deaver
Orig
Jcpenney
Org
Denton, Md
Denton
Leo Sewell
Sewell
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!